Kwik-Fit awards UK contract to CEVA

Along with the establishment of its first NDC (National Distribution Centre), the roll cages allow Kwik-Fit to assume far greater control of its supply chain and to offer a more environmentally-friendly solution for the transportation of old tyres. This innovative supply chain has been designed in partnership with CEVA Logistics, which has been awarded a contract to manage and operate the new Corby NDC and its transport operation.

Kwik-Fit currently has tyres delivered direct from the manufacturers into its centres nationwide. The new market changing initiative will enhance product availability, with retail centres able to order any of the 1,600 ‘standard’ tyres at the NDC until 5.30pm for next day delivery before 3.00pm.

The two sizes of roll cages have been designed to allow optimum tyre and vehicle fill reflecting the profile of the order from the individual centres. The use of roll cages and the more structured delivery patterns will streamline the unloading process at the retail centres as well as offering the opportunity for stock collections to be prioritised for transporting back to the NDC. The reverse logistics operation will save more than 2.5 million miles per year.

The NDC is a strategic move for Kwik-Fit that will improve stock availability, create considerable efficiencies within the Company’s business and introduce a reverse logistics capability.

The new system will be fully operational by the middle of 2008 after the NDC is fitted out, stocked and the deliveries phased into retail centres throughout May, June and July.